Jersey City man backs out of filing Board of Education vacancy, school official says

Jersey Journal file photoA Jersey City man has decided not to fill the vacancy left on the Board of Education when Assemblyman Sean Connors, above, joined the state Legislature in January.

According to a school official, Jersey City resident who agreed last week to fill a vacancy on the Board of Education has backed out leaving the nine-member board with only eight members until after April’s school election, The Jersey Journal reports.

Joel Torres, a frequent presence in the audience of the school board’s monthly meetings, was set to fill the seat vacated by Assemblyman Sean Connors when Connors became a state legislator in January. The BOE approved Torres’ appointment 6-0 last week.